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Indian employee among three foreigners kidnapped and killed in Kabul

03 August 2018

The Malaysian national is said to be 64, the Indian 39, and the Macedonian 37.

The Indian national, who was working for an worldwide food services company in Afghanistan, was among three foreigners killed by unidentified gunmen after they were abducted from capital city Kabul.

The Kabul police chief's spokesman, Hashmat Stanekzai, said the bodies were left in Mussahi, a volatile area of the Afghan capital. Sign-up now and enjoy one (1) week free access!

"At this stage we think it is a terrorist incident", Stanikzai separately told AFP. No group has so far claimed to be behind the killings.

"The Malaysian individual, who was working in Kabul, was kidnapped along with two other foreign nationals earlier this week". While it mainly affects Afghans abducted for ransom, foreigners have also been targeted, either by criminals looking for ransom or by militant groups. The company has not yet commented.

"They were shot dead and their bodies were found inside a auto", said Nusrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry.

According to local media reports, armed men took off the foreigners from their vehicle around 8.30 a.m. local time (9.30 a.m. IST) and abducted them in a Toyota Corolla at the industrial park area of 9th Police District in Kabul.

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